Cost of living comparison

Indonesia

compared to

Australia

Sydney vs. Manado Cost of Living Summary

Sydney is 5.2 times more expensive than Manado.

Restaurants: pay 7.5 times more in Sydney
Groceries: pay 2.1 times more in Sydney
Transportation: pay 2.8 times more in Sydney
Housing: pay 11.3 times more in Sydney
Childcare: pay 10.3 times more in Sydney
Entertainment and Sports: pay 4.7 times more in Sydney
Clothing: pay 2.0 times more in Sydney

The cost of housing, childcare, restaurants, entertainment and sports, transportation, and groceries in Sydney are more expensive than in Manado. Notably, housing, childcare, and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Sydney.

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Sydney vs. Manado Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Sydney instead of Manado, you would:

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pay 7.5 times more for restaurants

	Manado	Sydney
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$1.40 IDR25,219.51	$17.41 A$25.04	+1146.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$2.79 IDR50,439.02	$11.84 A$17.03	+323.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.59 IDR10,592.19	$2.81 A$4.04	+378.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.24 IDR4,371.38	$2.22 A$3.19	+815.0%
Average			+652.7%

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pay 2.1 times more for groceries

	Manado	Sydney
Bread 1 loaf	$1.08 IDR19,503.09	$2.85 A$4.09	+163.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.38 IDR151K	$5.93 A$8.54	-29.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.15 IDR92,920.48	$6.42 A$9.24	+24.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.90 IDR34,298.53	$5.56 A$7.99	+192.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.26 IDR22,726.26	$4.34 A$6.24	+244.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.06 IDR19,065.65	$1.81 A$2.60	+71.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.68 IDR12,202.02	$1.45 A$2.09	+115.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.60 IDR10,753.03	$1.56 A$2.24	+161.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.45 IDR8,083.84	$1.98 A$2.85	+342.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.37 IDR6,634.85	$1.48 A$2.12	+301.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.29 IDR23,336.36	$1.07 A$1.54	-17.2%
Average			+109.0%

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pay 2.8 times more for transportation

	Manado	Sydney
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.40 IDR43,265.31	$5.40 A$7.77	+125.4%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$151.36 A$217.75
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	??	$28,893.97 A$41,568.07
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.51 IDR45,395.12	$16.24 A$23.36	+545.7%
Average			+184.8%

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pay 11.3 times more for housing

	Manado	Sydney
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$13.97 IDR252K	$56.21 A$80.87	+302.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$251.45 IDR5M	$2,517.32 A$3,621.52	+901.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$82.42 IDR1M	$1,743.66 A$2,508.51	+2015.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$41.31 IDR746K	$168.46 A$242.35	+307.8%
Average			+1027.6%

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pay 10.3 times more for childcare

	Manado	Sydney
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$125.73 IDR2M	$2,195.71 A$3,158.84	+1646.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,693.82 IDR85M	$28,441.13 A$40,916.61	+505.9%
Average			+928.7%

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pay 4.7 times more for entertainment and sports

	Manado	Sydney
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.35 IDR60,526.83	$7.66 A$11.02	+128.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.77 IDR31,944.71	$3.97 A$5.72	+124.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.35 IDR42,368.78	$44.55 A$64.09	+1798.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$13.04 IDR235K	$75.28 A$108.30	+477.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$2.51 IDR45,395.12	$17.41 A$25.04	+592.2%
Average			+368.0%

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pay 2.0 times more for clothing

	Manado	Sydney
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$55.88 IDR1M	$78.68 A$113.19	+40.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$20.49 IDR370K	$69.62 A$100.16	+239.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$69.85 IDR1M	$111.40 A$160.26	+59.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$63.33 IDR1M	$133.24 A$191.68	+110.4%
Average			+100.2%

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